Sara Ryan

Saw this on one of the doors of the Armory Theater. All I could think of? How many shows the prohibitions would make it difficult to produce.

Here’s what I said in response to Colleen’s What A Girl Wants question about whether we still need to care about the girl detective (and I strongly recommend reading the whole post with everyone else’s responses as well): ***** “Why aren’t we friends any more?” “When did everyone else stop wearing this brand of jeans, [...]

I have been reading Paul Maliszewski’s fascinating book Fakers: Hoaxers, Con Artists, Counterfeiters, and Other Great Pretenders, and learning about, among other things, The Great War of the Californias and its heroes, including this lady: “Known for her persistence and ability to embrace difficult characters, Lt. Cmmdr. Rebbeca Jordan used speed and pugnaciousness in leading [...]

at Chasing Ray: The Girl Detective Edition. Go, read, comment! I might do another remix, too.

So Father’s Day, for me, is a day to think about how much I miss my dad. I have lots of days like that, only rarely underscored by national celebrations, and on those days, I often read Dad’s writing. Sometimes, like today, I choose to share it with the Internet. Here he is at 27, [...]

Aspiring thieves: Summer is an excellent time to launch your career! Look for houses with open ground-floor windows. Even if the window is a considerable distance off the ground, all you’ll need is a simple stepladder. Pop out the screen and push the window up far enough to get yourself in. Wear gloves if you’re [...]

I don’t tend to dwell on the negative. I said once in an interview that I write toward the world I’d like to see. I have a cynical side, sure, but most often, I assume best intentions. Look for the good. Come on, it’s half full if you squint. And Casey Parks shares some good [...]

Thank goodness I had the forethought to record a couple segments of this in advance. In advance, that is, of the cold that has poleaxed me this weekend and, among other symptoms, is making me sound like an eighty year old, three unfiltered packs a day kind of lady. Granted, it might be amusing for [...]

In case anyone was harboring any doubts about the depth and breadth of my nerdiness, I present to you Exhibit A: The Binder I Had In Seventh Grade. I threw this out the last time I visited my mom, but felt strangely compelled to create a digital archive. Annotations, from above left: I remember being [...]

The first What A Girl Wants post is up, and, as I suspected, I’m moved to comment over here at greater length. Colleen asked us about the titles we remembered from our teen years. Go over and read everyone’s answers, and then come back. Here’s what I said there: I can’t choose a single title, [...]